Lauren studied dance at Rhythm Dance Center, an award winning studio in Atlanta Georiga, for 10 years. She was a member of their prestigious competition company for 8 years and started teaching at the age of 16. For the past 5 years, Lauren has taught Hip Hop in Frisco and started Booty Shakin' Friday. Lauren has studied under famed choreographers such as Kevin Maher and Bobby Newberry. Lauren is a dance coach for Summit County's Dancing with the Mountain Stars charity event. On top of being the owner and a teacher at Studio B Dance Center, Lauren is also a well versed entrepreneur and has a successful Network Marketing business that helps others look, live and feel their best.

Melica Ladd - Vertical Fitness Intro

Melica has studied many kinds of dance including African, belly dance, hip-hop, Hot Buti Yoga, and aerial silks in places all around the world before finding a home with pole dancing. She has pole danced for seven years and is a certified instructor through Pole Passion Fitness, the host of the World Pole competition. She believes pole dancing has the power to make women and men feel sexy, strong, and confident.

Haruko Smith - Ballet

Starting out as a figure skater and later an ice dancer, Haruko has had extensive ballet training in the San Fransico Bay Area (Ballet Califia), Paris (l'Academie de Danse Montparnasse and Centre du Danse du Marais), and New York City (Steps, Broadway Dance Center, and Alvin Ailey). She moved to Summit County in 2012, and is also an Adjunct Faculty of Ballet at Colorado Mountain College and cross country ski instructor.

Shelley McDaniel - Vertical Fitness Level 1

Shelley has a passion for fitness and loves to share her experience and knowledge with others. Not only is she a certified personal training through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) but has continued education with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and is a certified Nutrition Specialist. Currently, she is pursuing her Associates Degree at Colorado Mountain College for Outdoor Education. Her true love though has always been Pole Fitness. Shelley was certified in 2007 from the Pole Fitness Studio in Las Vegas and is excited to share the exotic, athletic, and empowering aspects of Vertical Fitness with you.

Austin Bresina - Swing / Ballroom

Austin was asked to join show choir in high school and was a member for 4 years. After high school, he continued to dance in local musical productions such as Beauty and the Beast, Wizard of Oz, High school Musical, and Seussical the Musical. In 2008 he began training as a ballroom dance specialist at Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. While instructing at Arthur Murray Dance Studio for 5 years, Austin also performed and competed professionally at local ballroom competitions. Austin was asked to be a choreographer for Dancing with the Eau Claire Stars in 2009 and continued to be a choreographer for the event until 2012. Austin moved to Vail, Colorado in 2012 and has taught ballroom independently in Summit and Vail. Most recently, Austin was asked to instruct at Summit County's Dance night at Lake Dillon Amphitheater.

Ruth Nash - Booty Barre

Ruth brings her energy and love for dance to every Barre class! Ruth found Barre when she was looking to strengthen her leg after an ACL injury from a skiing accident, and has loved it ever since!

Ruth has 10 years of dance training in styles including ballet, jazz, acrobatics, tap, and modern dance. In addition, she is a committed student of yoga, and has strong anatomy and physiology knowledge, as she is also an experienced Registered Nurse currently working in emergency services.

With her dance background, yoga practice, and medical knowledge, let Ruth help you strengthen and lengthen your muscles in Booty Barre!

Rachel Halteman - Zumba® and STRONG by Zumba

Rachel grew up in Boulder, Colorado where she was a competitive gymnast and a member of the dance team. She attended Denison University in Ohio where she graduated from in 2015 with a degree in dance performance and production. Rachel has been teaching Zumba® since 2014 and loves how it combines two of her passions, dance and fitness. She has lived in Summit County for a little over two years and is excited to continue growing the Zumba® community. When she’s not teaching she works at the Dillon Dam Brewery and enjoys spending time with others exploring the county and collaborating in new projects.

Susan Pearson - Yoga Flow

Susan has a 200 hour certification from UCSD training with Arturo Galvez in the Iyengar & Ashtanga traditions, and five 100 hour Anusara immersions. She’s been blessed to have studied with many amazing teachers, and often credits her students for teaching her most. In her classes, she likes to incorporate stories, pranayama, Sanskrit, philosophy, still and moving meditation through asanas with emphasis on the breath so that students can experience the spectrum of transformational yoga expressions. Foremost, she encourages students to practice loving kindness, truth, peace and acceptance on the mat as these qualities invariably translate into life.

Susan is a compassionate and nurturing teacher; her classes are dynamic and fun, with attention to breath. She creates a balanced sequence of postures, easily modified to fit all levels of practitioners. Her classes are designed to relieve tension, create strength, flexibility, and encourage an overall state of health. Susan helps her students find a Yoga practice that can be both challenging and accessible for their strengths, goals, and needs. She helps students to see the joy and fun in the practice of Yoga.